Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 394 The Great Ming in the Eyes of Galileo
No one was interested in this slovenly old man. In the big city of Beijing, Galileo could see many people with the same skin color as himself.

Many even wore the same kind of robes as the people here, without pants and jackets. If it weren't for the crosses on the chests of these people, it would be difficult for Galileo to tell at a glance that these people came from the far west like himself.

But this also made Galileo have to sigh that this ancient empire may not be as closed and inaccessible as it is said in the legend. At least it is rare for this kind of people of all kinds to be able to buy and sell freely on the street.

The tinkling sound came from his ears, which aroused Galileo's great curiosity. When he approached this very long carriage and stopped on the side of the road, and a group of people in line got on the carriage one after another, he couldn't help but I sigh that maybe there should be this kind of transportation for ordinary people in Europa, and the gorgeous carriage should not be used only by the rich and powerful.

What made Galileo even more delighted was that this ancient eastern empire might really be an extremely free country.

Because he found that among all living beings in this country, many people seem to have no symbols of religious beliefs, no eye-catching totems, and no scenes of massacres happening at any time because of their beliefs. Can live in peace!

This is beyond Galileo's imagination. Those with bare heads and wearing gray robes may be legendary monks, while those with hats and dust whisks may be the legendary Taoist priests of this empire. In addition, they wear crosses like themselves. missionaries and Asia Minor men in white robes.

How did they manage to get along peacefully? Looking at the sergeants (actually soldiers and horses) who were stopping a dispute over a business dispute, Galileo seemed to understand the truth. In a country ruled by religion, their social order is established by professional politicians.

Passing by the Shuntianfu Academy by chance, when Galileo saw some young scholars of rich and poor reading aloud to a column of notices written in Chinese characters, he already guessed that these might be the ones that Monte Jersey had mentioned to himself. Scholars in the Ming Empire, these people will be trained in personality and moral cultivation, and the outstanding ones will enter official careers to become officials and rule the people.

Galileo appreciates this system of determining who will manage the country by knowledge, and he hates the system of relying on blood to determine the level of political status.

Because he himself is a person who rises by knowledge rather than by noble blood.

Unknowingly, Galileo had fallen in love with this ancient oriental empire called Daming. He first lamented its vastness, second its uniqueness, and third its freedom and equality.

Maybe what he sees is only the surface, maybe anyone will be interested in a country that is stronger than their own country, after all, people go to high places.

But at least now Galileo did not reject coming to Daming, and even gradually forgot about Monte Jersey's deception, and he no longer cared about the illegal detention of these rude Daming knights.

The resplendent Forbidden City and the thick and magnificent palace gates made Galileo feel the sanctity of this place. He could not help but hold his breath, and followed the seemingly beardless palace servants into the palace of this ancient empire.

Under the blue sky, Galileo couldn't help but marvel at the gleaming red walls and green tiles and the layered white marble steps. He never thought that a country's imperial palace could be so majestic.

Galileo now really felt that he had entered the world of heaven in a trance, as if he was about to meet God, he made a simple prayer ceremony devoutly, and followed his servants to the Qianqing Palace.

What kind of person is the emperor of this empire? Could it be an old man with deep eyes, or a queen with sharp eyes?

But when Galileo walked into the Qianqing Palace and saw a young man in a yellow robe appearing, and the servants beside him were all saluting, he realized that this was the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

However, Galileo was slightly disappointed by this. He never thought that the ruler of this huge empire would be such a young person!
In his imagination, the emperor of this kind of empire should be an old man, because the old man is usually a wise man, with a different open-mindedness and heart, and a thorough understanding of everything.

Zhu Youxiao was also looking at Galileo, and he had already learned in advance that Galileo, who had been tricked by him all the way from Florence, would come to meet him today.

However, Zhu Youxiao didn't think about receiving Galileo in any grand ceremony, the reason is very simple, it is not necessary.

"Bring him to Xinuang Pavilion", Zhu Youxiao didn't get off the dragon chariot, and after finishing speaking, the eunuchs carried him to Xinuang Pavilion.

Galileo didn't expect the emperor to be so indifferent to him, which made him a little disappointed. He secretly sighed that he might still be a little arrogant after all, just like the short governor, but maybe it was because of self-confidence. After all, as the ruler of a huge empire Or, some contempt for people from other countries is unavoidable, at least he didn't directly kill himself because he was wearing a cross, perhaps this is the greatest luck.

Galileo secretly rejoiced that he had regained his rationality, and that he was no longer blindly longing for this country like Marco Polo. With a slightly calmer mood, he began to follow his servants to the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

He originally thought that the tallest palace was the emperor's residence, but what he didn't expect was that the emperor actually worked in such a small space.

Galileo, who had already begun to feel that his understanding of the empire had begun to return to objectivity and rationality, was once again shocked when he entered the Xinuang Pavilion, because he saw the emperor sitting in a small space with his ministers to discuss state affairs!

Except for a map and a lot of copywriting, there are almost no gorgeous furnishings.

Moreover, the emperor and his ministers were seriously reviewing the memorial in such a small space, and suddenly he could see an elderly official stand up and report something to the emperor, And the emperor listened very seriously, and was also asking seriously.

It was only later that Galileo found out that this minister was Xu Guangqi, a scholar who would take care of him in the future, and he was also an academic official.

Galileo seemed to understand the secret of why a young emperor was able to rule this huge empire. Perhaps this emperor became an emperor at a young age because of his blood, but the rulers of this empire were composed of most professional politicians.

"The emperor of this empire has his own huge advisory group. He can consult everything he wants at any time. He will not let the empire pay the price for his youthful recklessness. Perhaps this is what such a huge empire can do. It is not because of different beliefs that there will be no reason for division, because everyone in this empire has a clear division of labor, and everyone can find their own position here."

Galileo wrote in his diary that he did not know when he learned to keep a diary and became interested in social sciences.

(End of this chapter)